In Alaska, the solstice is always a big, bittersweet deal.
I never knew much about it growing up because I spent all my summers in Hawaii. But later in life, the solstice was the highest point you could reach in an Alaska summer: maximum daylight until the switch turned and daylight started to decrease.
Here in Hawaii, solstice is not such a big deal at all. Yay, it’s summer,we say…why does it seem to start so late? Sure it’s light late but nothing like good ‘ol AK.
I guess when you live in a place where light is not such a big deal (you take it for granted), it’s not too jarring when you hit the peak light cycle of the year.
All in all, I love summer. It’s my favorite season by far. But that’s for another post.